If your laptop or PC has been infected by ransomware, i.e. a blackmail virus, you’ll receive a message asking you to pay a ransom. You’ll feel like your in the the hot seat, but that’s the whole point ...

New versions of the XWorm backdoor are being distributed in phishing campaigns after the original developer, XCoder, abandoned the project last year. The latest variants, XWorm 6.0, 6.4, and 6.5, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. “Anubis is an emerging ransomware-as-a-service group that adds ...

Threat actors linked to lesser-known ransomware and malware projects now use AI tools as lures to infect unsuspecting victims with malicious payloads. This development follows a trend that has been ...

Ransomware looked like it was on the decline in 2022, but a recent report by Chainalysis showed a significant rebound in 2023 — so much so that it was the most profitable year for ransomware seen so ...

Google is adding ransomware detection to its Drive for desktop utility. The feature uses AI to detect likely attacks and stop syncing encrypted files. It's available as a beta release today for ...

Google Adds AI-Powered Ransomware Protection and Recovery to Drive for Desktop Your email has been sent Google is deploying an update to Drive for desktop that uses AI to analyze files for abnormal ...

The Rhysida ransomware gang, known for targeting enterprises, has shifted to using malvertising campaigns to spread its malware. In its recent campaigns, the threat actor has impersonated fake ...

Managed and extended detection and response (MDR and XDR) specialist Adlumin is attempting to help midmarket end-users lessen the impact of ransomware attacks by detecting and stopping them much ...